A Complete History of the United States of America: Embracing the Whole Period from the Discovery of North America, Down to the Year 1820 ...

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Seite 13 The general court of Massachusetts, in June, 1764, ap- pointed a committee of
correspondence, for the express purpose of ... Committees were generally
appointed by the legislatures of the other colonies, at the same time, and for the
same ...

Seite 19 Oliver Partridge, and Timothoy Ruggles, where chosen a committee for
Massachusetts. The resolutions of Virginia, as above, flew like lightning
throughout the colonies, accompanied by the resolve of the general court of
Massachusetts ; the ...

Seite 23 These leaders, thus appointed, resolved themselves into a corresponding committee, which extended in a similar form throughout the colonies. t When the
ships bearing the stamps arrived at Philadelphia, all vessels in that port hoisted
their ...

Seite 39 ... a town- meeting was called, and a committee appointed to wait on the
governor, and request'him, (if the report was true,) to i issue his writs forthwith,
and call an'assembly. The governor confirmed the report ; but refused to call an
assembly.

Seite 46 The assembly of Pennsylvania had not given their testimony against the resolves
of Parliament ; but a committee of Philadelphia merchants had fully expressed
their sentiments to the committee in London, upon the contents of the circular ...

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Seite 238 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.

Seite 234 - ... defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence, or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned : provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath to be administered, by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court of the state, where...

Seite 233 - Whenever the legislative or executive authority, or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another, shall present a petition to congress, stating the matter in question, and praying for a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by order of congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute...

Seite 232 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or State and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States...

Seite 237 - Congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with ; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercise of which, by the articles of confederation, the voice of nine states, in the Congress of the United States assembled, is requisite. ARTICLE XI. Canada acceding to this confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into and entitled to all the advantages of this Union : But no...

Seite 236 - ... to appoint one of their number to preside, provided that no person be allowed to serve in the office of president more than one year in any term of three years ; to ascertain the necessary sums of Money to be raised for the service of the united states...

Seite 237 - The Congress of the United States shall have power to adjourn to any time within the year and to any place within the United States, so that no* period of adjournment be for a longer duration than the space of six months, and shall publish the...

Seite 233 - ... that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatsoever...

Seite 229 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.

Seite 231 - No two or more States shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever, between them, without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, specifying accurately the purposes for which the same is to be entered into, and how long it shall continue.